Grief Connect

05/06/2026

Today is my birthday.

And in five days, it will be eight years since my late partner Nathan died.

These two dates sit close together every year. One marks life moving forward. The other marks the day everything changed.

A common misconception about grief is that, after enough time, you forget.

You don't.

We never forget our person.

Their words, their habits, the memories they left behind all become part of the life we continue to live.

What does change is the weight of grief. It does not disappear, but it can become easier to carry. The sharp edges soften. We learn how to hold both love and loss at the same time.

After more than 20 years supporting grieving people, and through my own experience of profound loss, I know that grief is not about 'letting go' of the person. It is about finding a way to carry them with you as you move forward with life.

This is exactly why the Grief Connect Community exists. It is a place for ongoing connection, professional guidance, and real conversations about real grief, so you do not have to navigate it alone.

I'd love for you to join us and find support that fits the reality of everyday life with grief. You can join by clicking just here: https://www.skool.com/griefconnect/about

We keep going together. Big love x

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04/06/2026

If you know someone who is grieving and struggling to find people who truly understand what life after loss feels like, please consider forwarding them this post.

The Grief Connect® Community is a professionally guided online membership for people grieving the death of someone important. It provides a space for connection, understanding, grief education, and live online conversations with others who genuinely get it.

Grief can be incredibly isolating. Sometimes the greatest comfort comes from being alongside people who understand without needing an explanation.

This Sunday, we'll be gathering for another live online conversation inside the community. There is no pressure to speak, no expectation to have the right words, and no requirement to turn your camera on.
You are welcome to simply listen, connect, and spend time with others who understand.

If someone you care about could benefit from support, connection, and knowing they are not alone, please share this with them.

Because no one should have to navigate grief alone. ❤️

Join the Grief Connect® Community below.

A professionally guided community where people grieving the death of someone important in their life find connection and navigate life after loss.

04/06/2026

Sometimes the most valuable part of the work isn't the work itself.

It's taking the time to sit down with people who genuinely understand the journey, share ideas, talk honestly about life, business, leadership, and the realities behind what we do, and leave feeling inspired, energised, and grounded.

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with two incredible friends, Londa Finlayson and Kristi McVee. As always, the conversation was thoughtful, authentic, full of laughter, big ideas, and the kind of honesty that only comes from people who are willing to say it how it is.

Here's to strong friendships, entrepreneurship, and people with the courage to speak uncomfortable truths, question what isn't working, stand up for what is right, and back their convictions with action.

The future is exciting!

03/06/2026

Grief changes the way you see the world in ways you could never fully understand until it exists in your own life. Not because you wanted it to, and certainly not because you were searching for some deeper meaning or life lesson, but because living through the unthinkable changes your perspective on almost everything around you.

You begin noticing the things people often rush past. The ordinary moments. The people you love. The conversations that matter. The small parts of life that suddenly do not feel small anymore.

That insight comes at a cost none of us would ever willingly choose, and many grieving people would give anything to hand that insight back if it meant having their person here again. But for many of us, there is also a quiet shift that happens where we begin appreciating life, connection, and time in a very different way than we once did.

If you are looking for a space where you do not have to hide your grief, explain your emotions, or pretend you are coping better than you are, you are very welcome inside the Grief Connect® Community. It is a professionally guided online community where grieving people can connect with others who genuinely understand life after loss through real conversations, support, and shared understanding.

Join the Grief Connect® Community here: https://www.skool.com/griefconnect/about

02/06/2026

Most people do not need another space where they are analysed, they need a space where they feel genuinely understood, and that is exactly what peer support offers.

Inside the Grief Connect® Community, we meet for three live online conversations every month, which means you are not just dropping into a one-off session, you are showing up alongside familiar faces and building real connection over time.

These conversations are guided by me as an experienced Social Worker and Grief Educator, so you are not left carrying the conversation or wondering where to start, you are supported while also connecting with others who truly understand grief from their own lived experience.

Over time, something shifts because you are no longer explaining yourself from the beginning each time, you are speaking in a space where people already get it, and that consistency is what makes this community feel different.

If you are looking for more than surface-level support and want something that feels real, steady, and genuinely connecting, you are welcome to join us inside the Grief Connect® Community.
Start your journey to feeling lighter and connected to life again by clicking here: https://www.rfr.bz/f9eb632

30/05/2026

If you’re exhausted from carrying grief quietly in the background of your life, this space was created for you.

The Grief Connect® Community brings grieving people together in a professionally guided online space where you do not have to explain your grief, hide how hard things feel, or pretend you are coping better than you are.

This is a space for honest conversations, real connection, practical support, and being alongside people who genuinely understand life after the death of someone important to you.

Inside the community, you can join live online conversations professionally guided by Michelle alongside other grieving people who understand firsthand what life after loss can feel like, access practical guidance and support for navigating daily life after the death of someone important to you, and connect at your own pace from the comfort and privacy of home.

Many grieving people spend months or years trying to carry this alone because they think they should be coping differently by now, or because the people around them no longer fully understand the ongoing reality of grief. One of the most powerful parts of community support is realising you no longer have to hold all of this on your own.

Whether your loss is recent or years ago, you are welcome here exactly as you are.

If you have been quietly following along, wondering whether to join, take this as your sign to stop sitting on the sidelines and come into a space where your grief is understood by people who truly get it.

Join the Grief Connect® Community via the link in bio.

29/05/2026

To my fellow WA Australian Association of Social Workers Social Workers… let’s get together for our WA branch connect breakfast. Meeting in person gives that extra boost we need to keep making a difference out there for in our communities. I’d so much love to see you there!!

WA Branch Connect – Breakfast Networking in Perth

Come and connect with the Western Australia Branch at this relaxed breakfast networking event in the heart of Perth.
Join fellow social workers, students and allied professionals for a morning of meaningful conversation overlooking the Swan River. Whether you’re a frontline practitioner, academic, policy advocate or service leader, this is a great opportunity to meet your local Branch, share experiences, and grow your professional network.
Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast while engaging in thought-provoking discussions and making new connections across the sector.

📅 Friday 19 June 2026
⏰ 7:00am – 10:00am (AWST)
📍 Ward Room, South of Perth Yacht Club, Applecross

Why attend?
Expand your professional network across diverse practice areas
Reconnect with the social work community in WA
Explore new opportunities, ideas and collaborations

Open to social workers at all career stages, students, and professionals aligned with social work values.
Secure your spot and join the conversation via the link below 👇
https://my.aasw.asn.au/s/event-information?EventID=a2YRG000000xHHl

28/05/2026

It was a privilege to meet with the Hon. Michelle Boylan MLC this week. What stood out immediately was her genuine commitment to advocacy, leadership, and creating meaningful change within our communities.

Through my work with Grief Connect®, I have met many people in positions of influence. What matters most to me is not titles, but authenticity, integrity, and a willingness to engage in complex and often difficult conversations. Michelle embodies these qualities.

She generously shared her insight, experience, and professional networks in support of the broader vision of Grief Connect®, to strengthen conversations, education, and community support around grief and bereavement.

Conversations like these are an important step in strengthening the future of Grief Connect®.
The focus is on delivering services that bridge the gap that often emerges once funeral support ends, meeting people where they are, especially across rural, regional, and remote communities.

With continued collaboration and shared commitment, we are strengthening a more connected, informed, and compassionate approach to grief and bereavement support across Western Australia and beyond.

25/05/2026

Founding membership special rate ends tonight at midnight, after that standard rates apply.

Stop brushing your grief under the carpet and instead... get in now and join a new movement if grief support with me, Michelle Moriarty guiding a whole community of our grieving peers who really understand and can help with guidance in finding a sense of hope and future.

Grief Connect® Community is here, and making the real difference. Join right here at this link.... https://www.skool.com/griefconnect/about

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